Lord Whitty: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What the outcome of the European Union Budget negotiations will mean for the level of expenditure on the Common Agricultural Policy Pillar 2, rural development, and in particular on English agri-environmental schemes; and whether any shortfall will be made up by the national exchequer or by modulation of CAP Pillar 1 receipts, or both.

Earl Howe: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	In the light of their recent research findings on the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) by women in pregnancy, what is their response to the study published in the January issue of The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology that the use of NRT in early pregnancy gives rise to a 60 per cent. greater risk of birth defects than the risk for other non-smokers.